The Current Court

The Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of the United States

The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States, and leads the federal judiciary. It consists of the Chief Justice of the United States and eight Associate Justices, who are nominated by the President and confirmed with the "advice and consent" (majority vote) of the Senate. Once appointed, Justices effectively have life tenure, serving "during good Behaviour", which terminates only upon death, resignation, retirement, or conviction on impeachment. The Court meets in Washington, D.C. in the United States Supreme Court building. The Supreme Court is primarily an appellate court, but it has original jurisdiction over a small range of cases. The Supreme Court is sometimes informally referred to as the High Court, or by the acronym SCOTUS.¹

Presented here is biographical information for each Justice, as well as quotes, related books and other resources.

Quotes About The Supreme Court"Presidents come and go, but the Supreme Court goes on forever. ~ William Howard Taft"

"Whenever you put a man on the Supreme Court he ceases to be your friend." ~ Harry S. Truman"The Supreme Court's only armor is the cloak of public trust; its sole ammunition, the collective hopes of our society." ~ Irving R. Kaufman"What five members of the Supreme Court say the law is may be something vastly different from what Congress intended the law to be." ~ Benjamin F. Fairless